Timelines for year 1946
Alan Alda
Suffered from a severe case of polio as a young child. At its worst point he was only able to move his left arm. He was treated by Australian polio expert, nurse Elizabeth Kenny, subject of the movie Sister Kenny .
Loretta Young
Loretta Young's third husband was Academy Award winning clothing and costume designer, Jean Louis. He was well known for designing for the stars at Columbia Studios, Universal and in his own salon in Beverly Hills. His most famous creations included the strapless gown for Rita Hayworth in the film Gilda as well as Marilyn Monroe's white sequined gown she wore to sing "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to John F. Kennedy. Jean Louis married Loretta after the death of his first wife, Maggy, who was a personal friend of Loretta for over 50 years.
Liza Minnelli
Her mother Judy Garland was pregnant with her while filming her minor role in Till the Clouds Roll By . In order to hide her pregnant stomach she was hidden behind stacks of dishes while singing "Look For The Silver Lining".
Ingmar Bergman
Erland Josephson appeared in 14 Bergman films as an actor in a span of almost 60 years : Det regnar på vår kärlek ("It Rains on Our Love" ), Till glädje ("To Joy" ), The Magician ("The Magician" ), Brink of Life ("Brink of Life" ), Hour of the Wolf ("Hour of the Wolf" ), The Passion of Anna ("The Passion of Anna" ), Cries and Whispers ("Cries and Whispers" ), Scenes from a Marriage ("Scenes from a Marriage" ), The Magic Flute (TV) ("The Magic Flute" ), Face to Face ("Face to Face ), Autumn Sonata ("Autumn Sonata" ), Fanny and Alexander , After the Rehearsal (TV) ("After the Rehearsal" ), Larmar och gör sig till (TV) ("In the Presence of a Clown" ), and Saraband (TV). In addition to acting in Bergman's films, Josephson also co-wrote Bergman's All These Women ("All These Women ), one of Bergman's rare comedies (and his first film shot in color).
Gary Cooper
His father Charles Cooper died of pneumonia on September 18th 1946, three months after Gary completed Cloak and Dagger and 3 days after his father's 81st birthday.
Quentin Tarantino
His mother was born in Tennessee on September 3, 1946. She is the adopted daughter of Ellis and Elizabeth (Betty) Shaffer.
Martin Scorsese
Several characters in his films refer to the legendary (noir) actor John Garfield, star of the original The Postman Always Rings Twice , which is also mentioned.
Frank Sinatra
Has a 62 year span of top-ten albums on Billboard -- from The Voice of Frank Sinatra which reached No. 1 in 1946 to Nothing But the Best, which reached No. 2 in 2008.
Judy Garland
Was in consideration for the role of Sophie MacDonald in The Razor's Edge but Anne Baxter, who went on to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance, was cast instead.
The first film she made after marrying Vincente Minnelli was The Harvey Girls .
Was pregnant with her first child Liza Minnelli while filming her minor role in Till the Clouds Roll By . In order to hide her pregnant stomach she was hidden behind stacks of dishes while singing "Look For The Silver Lining". She had also recorded a song "Do You Love Me", which was cut before release. Her scenes were directed by her then husband Vincente Minnelli.
Barbara Stanwyck
She twice played a character named Jessica Drummond in two completely different movies: My Reputation and Forty Guns .
Marilyn Monroe
In 1946, she signed her first studio contract with 20th Century Fox and dyed her hair.
Started using the name Marilyn Monroe in 1946, but did not legally change it until 1956.
Alec Guinness
Despite being two of Britain's most distinguished actors of their generation, he appeared in only two films with John Mills: Great Expectations and Tunes of Glory .
Starred as Eric Birling alongside Sir Ralph Richardson in the first-ever showing of "An Inspector Calls" at the 'New Theatre', London, 1 October 1946.